STUCK IN PARK, BAS/ESP, BRAKE LIGHT GO TO WORKSHOP
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2004 c320 4matic
STUCK IN PARK, BAS/ESP, BRAKE LIGHT GO TO WORKSHOP
desperate need of some help please! Ok, i have a 2004 c320 4 matic. started out that the wipers and washer stopped working. so i assumed that a fuse was blown. i checked all the fuses in all three boxes trunk, under hood, driverside dash, all were good? i did pull all fuses out one at a time to check them. When i started the car back up i had a BAS/ESP light on dash and worse part the car is stuck in park? Also the brake light go to workshop code is there to and no interior lights? Im in a small town about 2 hrs from dealer? I have read nearly every thread on here concerning this problem and it all sounds like a brake light switch is the problem? So first of all there is nothing under my dash that looks like the switch shown on here. I also have been to parts house here and they list the same switch shown in these threads for the c320 but not the 4 matic? Is this different on my car and if so does anyone have any ideas? Im also assuming that the brake switch is not telling the shifter that the brake is pressed so it want let it go into gear? The brake lights do come on when the brake is pressed?
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Bobby
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Bobby
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How old is your battery?. These cars are very susceptible to the type of errors you mention which are caused by a battery in poor condition. I would suggest to check the voltages with engine running & stopped & have a battery load test .
Good luck,
Good luck,
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Ok thanks,, hate to ask this but is star something that only a dealer has...I believe the battery is the original one,,, it could be a voltage issue but it has never failed to start or been sluggish,,,
And is this common for the shifter to be stuck in park...
Thank you for your replys
And is this common for the shifter to be stuck in park...
Thank you for your replys
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Yes,... DAS Star is something only a Stealership would have,... clone STAR are available.
Car battery should be changed every 5 years.
When you checked and pulled fuses,.... was the key in ignition,....
Car battery should be changed every 5 years.
When you checked and pulled fuses,.... was the key in ignition,....
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Depending on your VIN you might not have a brake switch...My car has cables to the shifter and the steering wheel lock. Maladjusted some things might not work.
You need to look at the shifter department to make sure there are no coins, debris, spilled beverages or the like that could be mucking up the works.
Failing a busted mechanical cable, or a soda soaked assembly (soak in alcohol to dissolve sugar) you are looking at an expensive VIN specific module. (Roughly a grand, they are all a grand for $40 worth of bits.)
Get a subscription to EPC, for free, and use your VIN to see how the brake pedal is connected to the module. You should probably be using Pelican Parts. They ship quick and have decent prices.
Good luck.
You need to look at the shifter department to make sure there are no coins, debris, spilled beverages or the like that could be mucking up the works.
Failing a busted mechanical cable, or a soda soaked assembly (soak in alcohol to dissolve sugar) you are looking at an expensive VIN specific module. (Roughly a grand, they are all a grand for $40 worth of bits.)
Get a subscription to EPC, for free, and use your VIN to see how the brake pedal is connected to the module. You should probably be using Pelican Parts. They ship quick and have decent prices.
Good luck.
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2004 c320 4matic
Thank you everyone,,, still checking on these suggestions,,, honestly don't remember I'd the key was in or out,,,i believe out though,,,i had just drove out probably less than 30mins before i pulled the fuses? I have removed the trim ring on the shifter and everything there appears clean and normal? Please keep the suggestions coming,,,, I've seen where you can take a hammer and break the lock in the shifter to get it in gear but i hate to do that
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I would check your battery first . Its ancient.
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s430 year 2000
I have the very same problem on my s430 2000...
checked all 3 boxes of fuses...
changed the break switch too...
the problem still exist, moreover, I can't drive it to the dealer which is about 50 miles away..
Please any help.
Sam
checked all 3 boxes of fuses...
changed the break switch too...
the problem still exist, moreover, I can't drive it to the dealer which is about 50 miles away..
Please any help.
Sam
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My 2002 C230 Coupe had this issue. The trans was stuck in Park. I disassembled the entire shifting console, no debris, nothing. I took out the Shifter and lo and behold without power being attached, it started shifting. I put another 100,000 miles on the car without ever having it happen again.
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More explanation...
My 2002 C230 Coupe had this issue. The trans was stuck in Park. I disassembled the entire shifting console, no debris, nothing. I took out the Shifter and lo and behold without power being attached, it started shifting. I put another 100,000 miles on the car without ever having it happen again.
was your ABS lighting?
you just took the shifter off then reassembled it?
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desperate need of some help please! Ok, i have a 2004 c320 4 matic. started out that the wipers and washer stopped working. so i assumed that a fuse was blown. i checked all the fuses in all three boxes trunk, under hood, driverside dash, all were good? i did pull all fuses out one at a time to check them. When i started the car back up i had a BAS/ESP light on dash and worse part the car is stuck in park? Also the brake light go to workshop code is there to and no interior lights? Im in a small town about 2 hrs from dealer? I have read nearly every thread on here concerning this problem and it all sounds like a brake light switch is the problem? So first of all there is nothing under my dash that looks like the switch shown on here. I also have been to parts house here and they list the same switch shown in these threads for the c320 but not the 4 matic? Is this different on my car and if so does anyone have any ideas? Im also assuming that the brake switch is not telling the shifter that the brake is pressed so it want let it go into gear? The brake lights do come on when the brake is pressed?
Thanks
Bobby
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